Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 15 Study

Word 1: NimbleDef: Quick, light and with ease in moving or thinkingSent: Mrs. Botts, the head school cook, was quick and nimble when it came to cooking.

Word 2: GroggyDef: Dazed and mentally unsteady due to illness, sleep or a blow to the headSent: Mrs. Betts to work all groggy, but two cups of coffee lit a fire in her.

Word 3: AlternateDef: Take turns repeatedly, every other timeSent: Mrs. Botts alternated each day from two cups of espresso to two cups of cappuccino.

Word 4: VitalDef: Urgently needed, absolutely necessary Sent: It was vital to understand that Ms. Botts was quick; however, her food was extremely horrible.

Word 5: GlaringDef: 1 To shine very bright that it hurts the eyes 2) Fixed look of angerSent: Mrs. Botts glared at the students as they took their trays and plates of food.

Word 6: PungentDef: A very strong, biting bad smellSent: The food had a pungent smell which made the students hold their noses.

Word 7: PactDef: A formal agreementSent: On the playground, the students made a pact saying they would not eat the food.

Word 8: AmateurDef: A beginner at something, someone who is not paid to performSent: Rebecca was an amateur singer who composed a song we shall not eat the food.

Word 9: MinionDef: Someone who slavishly follows all orders from someone elseSent: The other cafeteria workers were simply Mrs. Botts minions, following all her orders.

Word 10: RavenousDef: Extremely hungrySent: Students came to the cafeteria ravenous and ready to eat.

Word 11: Thrust Def: To push forward suddenly and violentlySent: The cafeteria workers would thrust the horrible smelling food at the students.

Word 12: Culprit Def: Someone who has done something wrong, guilty personSent: All the students blamed the real culprit, Mrs. Botts, for the foul smelling food.

Word 13: ShatterDef: To break into many piecesSent: Often you could here plates of food shattering on the floor as a sign of protest.

Word 14: LureDef: To attract and entice to do somethingSent: Vending machines selling candy bars lured the students away from the cafeteria.

Word 15: Predict / PredictionDef: To guess what will happen in the futureSent: It was easy to predict that a student rebellion would raise up to oppose Mrs. Botts.

Word 16: Agile / AgilityDef: Well coordinated and quick, not clumsy or ability to think quick Sent: Mrs. Botts was quick and agile, but she could not stop all those angry students.

Word 17: ConjureDef: To call a spirit or magical being with a spell or chantSent: Some students even tried to conjure up spirits to fight Mrs. Botts evil food.

Word 18: PricklyDef: Having pointy spikes or quillsSent: Mrs. Botts used a prickly cleaning brush to fight off the advancing students.

Word 19: DeceptiveDef: To mislead or give a false impressionSent: The food at looked deceptively good, but smelled and tasted horrible.

Word 20: caricature Def: Drawing that exaggerates features so it looks funny Sent: Many students would draw caricatures of Mrs. Botts and her minions.